Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.8° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 7PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.7
WNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
30
35
35
24
18
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
11
14
8
7
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:26AM5.70m
7:47PM5.47m
8:00AM5.58m
8:16PM5.32m
8:33AM5.35m
8:46PM5.09m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.18m
1:59AM0.40m
2:17PM0.40m
2:29AM0.49m
2:46PM0.68m
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clear
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Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
16
15
16
18
17
18
16
14
12
12
11
11
14
16
16
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
10
13
11
12
13
13
12
11
9
8
9
8
7
9
11
12
9
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